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August 8th 2008

Published: October 9th 2008

We set off from Battambang just before 8am. Our goal today was to travel the 100 or so kilometres to Pursat on a norry. A norry is a bamboo train basically consisting of a frame made up of strips of bamboo, two steel wheel axels, and a 2 stroke fanbelt driven motor. Strictly speaking, they are illegal in Cambodia, and there is talk that the government may take measures to eradicate the use of t... Read Full Entry

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Putting the norry back on the track - Step 2

Place the axels on the track.

Putting the norry back on the track - Step 3

Lift the frame onto the axels.

Putting the norry back on the track - Step 4

Ensure it's lined up correctly and attach the fanbelt.

Chris showing off his GPS

Cricket

He's lucky I wasn't hungry.

Another settlement

This one was a bit messy.

Selling vegetables

Mother and daughter

More crickets

You can't get anymore closer to nature than a norry ride through the countryside.

Kids obviously amused to see us

Man and his house

Kids near Pursat

Cheers! We made it to Pursat

Cracking open a cold one in celebration.

Pursat railway

Towards town on National Route 5

Statue of Oknha Khleang Moeung

A legendary 15th century army commander who succeeded in defeating the troops of an invading Siamese army using the bizarre tactic of recruiting a ‘ghost army’.

Main bridge (Spean Thmor)

Where to catch the bus to Phnom Penh

Lunch

I had this

Some tomato and beef dish...not bad.

Kids on the way to Kompong Luong

The floating village of Kompong Luong is around 40km from Pursat. The kids were quite excited to see us, some even running after our tuk-tuk.

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